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Staff and students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) can now access Hong Kong’s first homegrown artificial intelligence large language model (LLM), developed by the Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Center (HKGAI), at no cost!
HKUST Leads the Pack
Rankings
Our international accolades
World’s Top 600+ Young Universities
in Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024
Global Employability University Ranking 2025
No. 1 in Hong Kong, No. 3 in Greater China
Designed by the HR consultancy Emerging and published by Times Higher Education
Asia’s Top 700+ Universities
No. 3 in Hong Kong, No. 9 in Greater China
in Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2024
Facts and Figures
Active HKUST Start-up Companies
Established by HKUST staff, students and alumni or incubated by HKUST programs or facilities
of Faculty Members
World’s Top 2% Scientists
Stanford University 2023
Patent Influence Metric
Nature’s Leading 200 academic institutions
Patent Influence Metric published in 2022
Unicorn Start-Ups
Valued at >US$1 billion
Prof. Abhishek Kumar SRIVASTAVA
Gold Medal in Asia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventions Hong Kong
Prof. Abhishek Kumar SRIVASTAVA
Prof. Qiming SHAO
Prof. SHAO and the research team introduce Novel Cryogenic In-Memory Computing Scheme to Bridge AI with Quantum Computing Content Banner
Prof. Qiming SHAO
ThermoSpectra Limited
Hong Kong SciTech Pioneers Award 2023-2024, Best Technology Transfer Pioneer Award
ThermoSpectra Limited
Dr. Aftab AMIN
HKUST-SENtastic Staff Award 2025
Dr. Aftab AMIN
Dedicated to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we cultivate a diverse community, fostering global citizenship, community engagement, and driving positive societal impact.
